T.M. Selection: Murray State.

I like Murray State to cover the spread against Saint Peter's in this game on Saturday. Murray State has had an incredibly good year in their conference play going a perfect 18-0 and they only lost 2 games all year winning 31/33 games played. They had a pretty tough matchup in the 1st round with San Francisco but they managed to get the better of them and win that game in OT. Murray State was winning a lot of their games by 10+ points this year and I think this will be another game that they destroy in. The cinderella story is always a nice one but I think Saint Peter's run is coming to an end here after pulling off the biggest upset this year over the 2nd seeded Kentucky as a 15th seeded team. I think Saint Peter's is going to be due for a let down here after that huge win and I expect Murray State to take advantage. I think Murray State is going to come out with a lot of energy in this game and I expect them to be heavily motivated to win this game. Everyone was expecting their opponent to be Kentucky and the fact that it's not should give a big boost to the Murray State players since they are now facing a 15th seeded team instead of a 2nd seeded team. Saint Peter's played very well in that game but Kentucky also missed a lot of their shots, especially from the free throw line. No matter how good they looked against Kentucky, there is no doubt that Murray State is still a much better team and I think they will be able to do what Kentucky couldn't and bury this team early. Murray State is also a school from Kentucky so I think they will even take extra steps here to ensure they don't end up with the same fate as the other Kentucky team. I expect Murray State to be motivated here and I think Saint Peter's will come out flat after their huge win. I like Murray State to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 77-64 Murray State.